""For the crime of trying to get baby formula into a besieged population to try and feed starving babies, we were brought to effectively a terrorist prison camp, denied any access to lawyers, denied any access to doctors, to medical care. One of us, Paddy (Kelly), a 75-year-old man, was denied access to insulin. They never gave him his insulin over three or four days, knowing that easily he could die because of that. We were drinking toilet water for three or four days.""
""Our government's inaction over the genocide and ethic cleansing in Palestine has directly led to this situation, ordinary Irish citizens forced to risk their lives because leaders refused to act. What happened was completely illegal under international law and should never have been allowed.""
""There were Israeli dogs barking and attacking Palestinian prisoners that were treated much, much worse than us. Whatever technology the Israelis had, disabled the electronic acceleration, so we were dead in the water. They knew we were coming.""
Fifteen Irish citizens aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla were detained while attempting to provide humanitarian support to Gaza. Five of those citizens returned to Dublin Airport and were met by family, friends and supporters. Detainees reported denial of access to water, medical care and legal aid, and described conditions likened to a terrorist prison camp. A 75-year-old passenger was reportedly denied insulin for several days, and activists said they drank toilet water. Activists described being treated as if they had no rights and alleged deliberate disabling of vessel systems. A supporting group accused the Irish government of inaction and called the events illegal under international law.
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